tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73152798220337843272024-03-04T23:27:09.526-06:00NSU Goes to EgyptStudents from Northwestern State University of Louisiana travel to Egypt in 2008bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-79557399384188164622013-01-04T09:00:00.000-06:002014-01-04T16:05:45.174-06:00Getting ReadySo, we will be leaving on Saturday for our trip. I'm really excited and can't wait to go, but I seriously hate packing and I haven't gotten very far. I'm still trying to figure out how to fit 12 days worth of stuff into the smallest suitcase I own. This little crawfish is going with us on our trip (because Louisiana, that's why). Sadly, he doesn't have a name. I think it's because we can't make absdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-46356083402158047612013-01-03T12:00:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.035-06:00News & WeatherAt the bottom of this page you will find a news feed showing current events in Egypt (you can click on them to read the articles) as well as a Weather Bug application so that you can see just how hot it really is while we are over there.Belindabsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-27219186898977529672013-01-02T09:00:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.040-06:00EgyptWe made it safely back from Egypt. The trip was great, but exhausting. We didn't have ready access to the internet while we were gone (there were cafes near our hotels, but - honestly - I was too tired to bother with finding them) so that's why there were no updates. I am uploading my pictures now (there are nearly 3000 of them) and I will post a day-by-day review of our trip soon.I'm not sure bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-29343610933160898662013-01-01T12:00:00.000-06:002014-01-04T22:19:45.380-06:00Coming soonUpdates are in the works and will be posted soon. I promise.
Kate & Belinda at the Colossi of Memnon:
Belinda & Kate at the Memphis museum:
Belindabsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-31759166663216173082012-12-31T07:20:00.000-06:002014-01-04T16:26:34.867-06:00Day 1 & 2 - The Trip BeginsMay 24 & 25, 2008
Sorry for the delay, folks. It's taken me a little longer to get my act together to start posting. As Belinda indicated, we had no internet access during the entire duration of the trip. For those who live by their email, this was both a blessing and a curse. I think 13 days is the longest I've gone without checking my email in years. The first few nights, I actually had bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-57148396949612629152012-12-30T11:37:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.074-06:00The City of CairoCairo. I’m not even sure how to begin describing the city of Cairo. Nearly 8 million people live within the city and over 17 million live in the greater Cairo area – it is Egypt’s largest city and the most populated city on the continent of Africa. It’s hard to wrap your head around those numbers when you’re from a town with, approximately, 10,000 (Leesville) or 20,000 (Natchitoches) people in bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-50545653817739336122012-12-29T13:00:00.000-06:002014-01-04T22:18:44.702-06:00Day 3May 26, 2008
The third day of our trip started off at 2am. If we hadn't been awake already, we would have had one of the most startling wake-up call...ever. The phone was a rotary phone which rang very loudly. Not the most pleasant way to start one's day. Our wake-up call was so early because we had to catch a 5am flight to Luxor. Since we didn't have any luggage, it was a quick pack and down tobsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-30777098625043971492012-12-29T12:30:00.000-06:002014-01-04T22:19:13.675-06:00Update on UpdatesKate and Annmarie and making their way to Arizona this week, so Kate won't be able to help with the updates until she gets back. I am going to do brief updates with pictures just so this gets done. When she gets back, if she wants to, she can add details and additional photos to what I post. Enjoy!
Hot air balloons on the Nile River:
Belindabsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-44920395758050706722012-12-28T23:27:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.089-06:00Day 4May 27, 2008Today was Valley of the Kings and Hatchepsut's Temple Day. YAY!We started out the day taking a boat across the Nile to catch our bus to the Valley of the Kings. On the way to the Valley, we stopped at the Colossi of Memnon for a photo op. At the Valley of the Kings, we went into 4 tombs: Tutankhamun, Thuthmosis III, Tauset/Sethnakht, and Ramses III. Me and Kate at the entrance to bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-28666240736282235222012-12-27T00:37:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.097-06:00Day 5May 28, 2008This morning we were docked in Esna. We went to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. Then we sailed to Kom-Ombo, where we visited the Temple of Horus and Sobek at Kom-Ombo. The shipped sailed this evening for Aswan and we had an Egyptian Galabya Party on board.Everybody at the entrance to the Temple of Horus at Edfu:Columns in the temple: Me and Kate by the back wall of the temple: After Edfubsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-58664527683328161062012-12-26T00:42:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.135-06:00Day 6May 29, 2008Today we flew from Aswan to Abu Simbel, and back, to see the temples there. When we got back to Aswan, we stopped at the Aswan High Dam for a photo op. After the dam, we went back to the ship for lunch and then went to the Unfinished Obelisk at the quarry. After dinner, we went on a felucca ride (a felucca is a small sailboat) and then saw a show on ship (a whirling dervish and belly bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-64514145546091959222012-12-26T00:16:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.173-06:00Day 7May 30, 2008Today was a "free" day since it was our last day on our cruise ship (we were leaving at 5pm). Most of us went to the Nubia Museum in Aswan and ate lunch at McDonald's. We boarded the night train from Aswan to Cairo around 6:15.We walked to the Nubia Museum from the cruise ship because our tour guide told us it "was not far." It was actually 1.5 miles away. We figured out later that hebsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-11740231731273189132012-12-25T14:30:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.181-06:00Day 8May 31, 2008We arrived in Cairo around 6:30am. We checked in at the Concorde Hotel and then went to the bazaar. The bazaar was located inside the Medieval walls of Medieval Cairo and then we went to the Mohammed Ali Mosque inside the Citadel of Salah as-Din. We ate lunch at the Hilton and then went to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.Medieval Cairo:Some of the shops at the bazaar:The Muhammed Ali bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-61945184895687742752012-12-24T19:40:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.218-06:00Day 9June 1, 2008Pyramid Day!We started today by going to the Giza Plateau to see the sphinx and the pyramids. While there, we went to the Cheops Boat Museum and then had lunch at the Pizza Hut across the street. We went to a Papyrus Institute on the way to Memphis. After Memphis we went to the Imhotep Museum, two desert tombs, and the step pyramid at Sakkarah. On the way back to dinner we went to a bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-78487965667805767672012-12-23T20:05:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.225-06:00Day 10June 2, 2008Today we took the bus to Alexandria, it was about a 3 hour drive. We stopped at a truck stop on the way for a "technical stop." We got to Alexandria and checked into the Mercure Hotel. After lunch, we went to the mall that was nearby. In the afternoon we went to the Montazah Gardens, the public gardens of the private residence of the Sultan of Oman.Our hotel:The view from our room:bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-32354174283777758872012-12-22T21:00:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.232-06:00Day 11June 3, 2008Today was a busy day in Alexandria. First we went to the Catacombs of Kamel Shoqafa, then we stopped at Pompey's Pillar for a photo op. Then we went to the Roman Theatre on the way to the Alexandria National Museum. We went to the new Library of Alexandria next and then went to the Tikka Grill and Fish Market for lunch. After lunch we stopped at Fort Qait Bey for another photo op. bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-6920944372181537892012-12-21T21:20:00.000-06:002014-01-04T15:50:29.274-06:00Day 12 - The Final DayJune 4, 2008We took the bus back to Cairo this morning. We stopped at a fruit stand and the truck stop again. Me and Elizabeth went to a jewelry store, while the others did various things around Cairo (I think Kate was involved in an adventure to find ATMs, banks, and Western Union locations). That evening, after dinner, some of them went to the Cultural Center to see a whirling dervish show (I bsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315279822033784327.post-82927013571179665722008-06-19T21:40:00.000-05:002014-01-04T15:50:29.311-06:00Day 13 - The EndJune 5, 2008We woke this morning at 1:30am to leave for the airport for our journey home. The Cairo airport had a fire in its computer room so it took forever for us to check in to our flight since they had to hand write the boarding passes and luggage tickets. It was crazy, especially since there was no assigned seating on the flight, we had to just sit wherever there was room. The flight itselfbsdlouisianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09332242936708496169noreply@blogger.com1